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Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower smashed a bottle of champagne across the bow of the USS Nautilus today and launched the world's first atomic-powered submarine into a new era of war or peace.

Notably, the first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus (SSN-571), was constructed by the Electric Boat company in 1954, so it's safe to say, Groton, CT, was and remains at the forefront of U.S ...

In addition, the enriched uranium fuel, for the Nautilus, and many of the nuclear submarines past and present ... Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Houston was decommissioned during a ...

GROTON, Conn. (UP) -- The world's first atomic submarine, the Nautilus, will be turned over to the Navy today in a history making ceremony which will usher in new concepts of warfare at sea.

The reactor supported development of the USS Nautilus, the Navy’s first nuclear-powered submarine. Before the Nautilus was launched, S1W simulated a 96-hour voyage from Newfoundland to Ireland.

The U.S. Navy awarded defense contractor Lockheed Martin a $383 million contract to produce upgraded Trident II D5 missiles ...

SEOUL, Feb 11 (Reuters) - North Korea's defence ministry said on Tuesday the United States is again posing a grave security threat by sending a nuclear ... said USS Alexandria submarine entered ...

Terry McAuliffe, sponsors the USS Brooklyn. The three nuclear attack submarines are designed to seek out and destroy enemy surface ships and submarines while projecting U.S. naval power over land ...